Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; School District Review Program

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The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the proposed revision of a currently approved collection of the School District Review Program, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 205 (Monday, October 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67270-67271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21758]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; School District Review Program

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information 
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information 
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the 
proposed revision of a currently approved collection of the School 
District Review Program, prior to the submission of the information 
collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.

DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed 
information collection must be received on or before December 28, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by 
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f89c9b959cd6888a99b89b9d968b8d8bd69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="35515658511b4547547556505b4640461b525a43">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please reference ``School District Review 
Program'' in the subject line of your comments. You may also submit 
comments, identified by Docket Number USBC-2026-0727, to the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. All comments received 
are part of the public record. No comments will be posted to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> for public viewing until after the comment period 
has closed. Comments will generally be posted without change. All 
Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address) 
voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do 
not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or 
protected information. You may submit attachments to electronic 
comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed 
to Michael Snow, Supervisory Program Analyst, Decennial Census 
Management Division, by phone at 301-763-9912 or by email to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdd9ded0d993cdcfdcfdded8d3cec8ce93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86e2e5ebe2a8f6f4e7c6e5e3e8f5f3f5a8e1e9f0">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The School District Review Program (SDRP) is sponsored by the U.S. 
Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics 
(NCES) and is conducted annually by the U.S. Census Bureau (Census 
Bureau). It plays a critical role in determining each state's Title I 
allocation under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended 
by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-95). School 
district data submitted through the SDRP combined with decennial census 
counts, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, and current population 
estimates inform the Census Bureau's estimates of children ages 5 to 17 
living in poverty for each district. The U.S. Department of Education 
uses these estimates to distribute more than $18 billion in Title I 
funds each year.
    The SDRP includes the review of Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 school 
districts as defined by the NCES. Type 1 is a local school district 
that is not a component of a supervisory union. Type 2 is a local 
school district component of a supervisory union sharing a 
superintendent and administrative services with other local school 
districts. Type 3 is an education agency that performs administrative 
services for more than one school district, providing a common 
superintendent for participating districts.
    SDRP participants include mapping coordinators and Title I 
Coordinators from all fifty states and the District of Columbia. 
Mapping coordinators, designated by state education agencies, review 
and update school district boundaries, names, grade ranges, levels, 
federal school district local education agency codes, and geographic 
relationships. Title I Coordinators oversee the program and review all 
materials.

II. Method of Collection

    The SDRP consists of the Annotation Phase and Verification Phase. 
During the Annotation Phase, the Census Bureau provides mapping 
coordinators with its current school district boundary and attribute 
data. Mapping coordinators work with local school district, county, and 
state agency officials to review and update this information. Changes 
are submitted using the Geographic Update Partnership Software (GUPS), 
GUPS Web, and the digital submission log. The Census Bureau then 
reviews the submissions and updates the Master Address File/
Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/
TIGER) System.
    During the Verification Phase, the Census Bureau issues updated 
materials reflecting the processed changes. Mapping coordinators 
confirm whether updates were applied correctly and report any 
corrections, if necessary. New changes are not accepted during the 
Verification Phase.

Annual Schedule

    <bullet> The Annotation Phase occurs every year in December/
January.
    <bullet> The Annotation Phase submission deadline occurs every year 
in March.
    <bullet> The Verification Phase occurs every year in May, with a 
one-week review period.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0607-0987.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission, Request for a Revision of a 
Currently Approved Collection.
    Affected Public: All fifty states and the District of Columbia.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:
    <bullet> Annotation Phase: 51.
    <bullet> Verification Phase: 51
    Estimated Time per Response:
    <bullet> Annotation Phase: 30 hours.
    <bullet> Verification Phase: 5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,785.
    <bullet> Annotation Phase: 1,530 hours.
    <bullet> Verification Phase: 255 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. (This is not the cost of 
respondents' time, but the indirect costs respondents may incur for 
such things as purchases of specialized software or hardware needed to 
report, or expenditures for accounting or records maintenance services 
required specifically by the collection.)
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

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    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 6, 141, and 193.
    NCES Legal Authority: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act as amended by Every Student Succeeds Act of 
2015, Public Law (Pub. L.) 114-95.

IV. Request for Comments

    We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau 
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy 
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed 
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden 
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include, or summarize, each comment in our 
request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information 
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly 
available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold 
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2026-21758 Filed 10-23-26; 8:45 am]
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